Key Takeaways
- Reuben Abati criticised the Federal Government’s ₦70,000 monthly transportation allowance for public sector workers, describing it as discriminatory because it excludes private-sector employees.
- The Federal Government approved the transportation allowance following a meeting with the Nigeria Labour Congress in Abuja on Tuesday.
- Abati also said Nigerians had yet to see tangible results from the government’s directive to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited.
Former presidential aide and Arise Television’s Morning Show anchor, Reuben Abati, has reacted to the Federal Government’s ₦70,000 transportation allowance for public sector workers,
Reacting to the development during an episode of the Morning Show, Abati described the initiative as discriminatory.
According to him, it excludes private-sector employees.
He argued that rising transportation costs and high fuel prices affect Nigerians across both the public and private sectors, and questioned why the government’s intervention was limited to public servants.
He also questioned the initiative’s timing, suggesting it could be politically motivated.
The media personality made the remarks on Wednesday while discussing the Federal Government’s plan to provide transportation support to public workers amid the rising cost of living.
“So, federal government now said there is ₦70,000 naira transportation allowance for workers that are working in the public service.
